Project Delivery Manager

GSK; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical firm in the United Kingdom is hiring a Project Delivery Manager to oversee engineering projects. You'll manage project delivery from initiation to completion and collaborate with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience in managing complex projects, particularly in regulated environments. The role emphasizes strong organizational and problem-solving skills, ensuring engineering projects support breakthrough research in pharmaceuticals.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex engineering projects in a highly regulated environment.
• Proven ability to deliver projects across the full lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of statutory legislation and construction safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end project delivery, ensuring alignment with GSK standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop project scopes and budgets.
• Lead risk management strategies to minimize project risks.

Skills

Project management

Engineering

Collaboration

Risk management

Financial literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, or Business

Master's degree in relevant field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end project delivery, from initiation to handover, ensuring alignment with GSK standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop business cases, project scopes, budgets, and timelines that deliver agreed benefits to the business.
• Conduct assurance reviews and stage-gate assessments to ensure project compliance with governance standards.
• Lead risk management strategies, value engineering, and mitigation plans to minimize project risks.
• Oversee contractor performance, ensuring safe and compliant execution of all capital projects.
• Drive continuous improvement by leveraging lessons learned and sharing best practices across teams.
• Actively participate in site and regional governance meetings and operational forums.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Project Management, Engineering, or Business.
• Experience managing complex engineering projects, in a highly regulated environment, preferably in Pharmaceuticals.
• Proven ability to deliver projects across the full lifecycle in a technically complex environment.
• Financial literacy to analyse budgets and cash flow forecasts.
• Strong understanding of statutory legislation and construction safety.
• Ability to work independently while fostering collaboration across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master's degree in relevant field.

Other Information

As our Project Delivery Manager, you will need to be a highly organised problem solver with the ability to establish strong stakeholder relationships and manage multiple priorities effectively.

We are looking for a talented Project Delivery Manager to join our R&D Engineering Services team and play a vital role in delivering engineering projects that enable breakthrough research and development in pharmaceuticals.

At GSK, we are committed to improving the lives of patients and consumers worldwide. Our R&D Engineering Services (RDES) team plays a pivotal role in supporting Technical R&D sites within GSK's Engineering and EHS organisation. We are looking for a talented Project Delivery Manager to join our R&D Engineering Services team and play a vital role in delivering engineering projects that enable breakthrough research and development in pharmaceuticals. At GSK, we are driven by our purpose to get ahead of disease together. We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment where you can thrive, develop your career, and make a real impact. As part of our R&D Engineering Services team, you will play a critical role in enabling the delivery of life-changing medicines and vaccines.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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